CURRICULUM VITAE

OF

ASHIM KUMAR SAHA

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A. EDUCATION

Master of Arts (Governance Studies) in 2011 from the Northern University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh securing CGPA 3.23

(out of 4).

Master of Social Sciences (Sociology) in 1991 (Held in 1995) from the University of Rajshahi. securing second Class.

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Sociology) (Honours) in 1990 (Held in 1993) from the University of Rajshahi, securing second Class. B. CAREER SUMMARY

1) HRD Specialist, Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in 23 Pourashavas In Bangladesh (GOB-IDB) (1 July,2023 to till now) Sodev. Consult International Ltd.

2) Town Manager, Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPC) Under National Urban Poverty Reduction Programme (NUPRP) UNDP - Bangladesh (1 May,2017 to 31st December,2022) 3) Training Consultant, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Local Government Division, NILG (1st February,2017 to 30 April,2017)

4) Divisional Facilitator, UNDP - Bangladesh (1 May,2012 to 31st December,2016) 5) District Facilitator, UNDP - Bangladesh (16 March,2008 to 30 March,2012) 6) Upazila Coordinator, Dhaka Ahsania Mission,Dhaka (1 August,2005 to 15 March,2008) 7) Project Officer, Advancing Sustainable Environment Health, NGO Forum for Public Health (1July,2004 to 30July,2005) 8) Assistant Project Officer, IFSP, Care - Bangladesh (1st July,2002 to 30th June,2004) 9) Program Organizer, NGO Forum for Public Health (15 October,1997 to 30June,2002) 10) Field Supervisor, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha (GSS) (1st January,1996 to 30th September,1997) C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(1) Employer: Sodev Consult International Ltd.

Position held: HRD Specialist, Urban Water Supply & Sanitation in 23 Pourashavas Project in Bangladesh (GOB-IDB)

Duration: 1 September 20123 to till now

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Lead in overall Training program at 23 Pourashava .

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• Closely work with the training officers of Department of Public Health Engraining for their capacity building.

• Assist to Organize Training program at District and Pourashava Level.

• Prepare Guidelines and simplified Manuals including (1) guidelines for tariff setting and review, haring and appointment of staff.

(2) Employer: UNDP Bangladesh

Position held: Town Manager Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPC) Under

National Urban Poverty Reduction Programme (NUPRP)

Duration: 1 May 2017 to 31st December 2022

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Lead in overall program, financial and administrative planning, implementation, and management of program at City Corporation/Municipality level.

• Coordinate with International Project Manager, NUPRP HQ Output Coordinators, City Liaison Coordinator and Operations Coordinator for effective implementation of all output activities.

• Coordinate, facilitate and lead the development of annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) at City Corporation/Municipality level following bottom-up process and considering the needs identified by communities and submit AWP&B to Project Board. Assist to prepare Training Module and curriculum design, course design, training materials. 2

• Ensure successful implementation of the project’s activities at town/city level as approved in AWP&B and the achievement of the project’s outputs in line of the logical framework indicators of NUPRP.

• Ensure proper management of project resources, i.e., vehicle, equipment and oversight administration and financial management at the city level for optimum uses and ensure security of resources.

• Lead a team of project staff that includes output experts, assistants, accountants, community organizers etc. Conduct performance assessments for staff.

• Coordination and communicate with relevant high-level government officials, donors, NGOs, academic institutions and the private sector agencies to explore scope and establish linkage/partnerships to synergize project resources, experience sharing and coordinate with different units of NUPRP HQ.

• Capacity building of local government, communities, and project staff to achieve the project outputs.

• Strengthened participatory practices within the city/town through citizen engagement in project planning, monitoring, evaluation process.

• Facilitate Municipality/City Corporation, Government Organizations, CSOs, NGOs & other key agencies to undertake “Pro Poor Policy”, SDG oriented planning and Advocacy.

• Facilitate formation of Town Steering Committee/s (TSC) and Town Project Board/s (TPB), maintain close communication, and mobilize them in planning and implementation of project strategies. S/he will report to the Project Board in Dhaka Headquarters and to the Town Project Boards at Town/City level.

• Maintain close communication with the Ward/Zonal Offices of Municipality/City Corporations and mobilize ward/zone level officials/resources to execute/monitor NUPRP implementation.

• Undertake regular field visits to monitor program progress and performance, identify necessary actions/issues for program delivery, provide technical advice and management support to staff, community leaders, and partners and policy recommendations to HQ to make program more successful and sustainable.

• Ensure timely preparation of community contracts as per approved budgets and timely submission to HQ through Town/City Project Boards.

• Ensure timely preparation of periodic monitoring reports of program and finance, share with HQ and other relevant stakeholders, identify gaps and undertake corrective actions on time.

• Organize and participate in missions of GoB, UNDP, DFID, other donor agencies, stakeholders, City Corporation officials and other stakeholders to highlight project results, process and challenges and get feedbacks. COVID-19 Response

• Preparing and finalizing community contract on 50 Nos. Hand Washing Device Installation in different CDC and Pourashava area.

• Monitored HWD locations and regularly follow up on soap requirement, availability of water, motivated community people on hand washing to prevent wide spreading of corona virus.

• Directly involved distribution soap, leaflet, banner, festoon to the CDC as covid response activity.

• Coordinate with Paurashava, Health sector and District administration for COVID -19 response

• Food basket and treatment support for Pregnant & lactating Mother as well as old ager and children

(3) Employer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Local Government Division, National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Position held: Training Consultant -

Duration: 1 February 2017 to 30 April 2017

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Learn the contents of the training by reading provided materials and attending relevant meetings.

• Coordinate training by communicating with Paurashava representatives and officials as well as the Project team members including the Project Director.

• Provide support and advice to the selected “panel trainers” in conducting training sessions in the pilot Paurashavas.

• Conduct follow-up activities in various ways:

A) providing support to the trainees in filling out corresponding questionnaires, checking if they are filled out properly and collecting them.

B) filling out provided monitoring sheets; and any other kind of follow-up.

• Prepare a brief report on the training sessions.

(4) Employer: UNDP Bangladesh

Position held: Divisional Facilitator - Upazila Governance Project (UZGP)

Duration: 1 May 2012 to 30 December 2016

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Support to DLG, DDLGs and UNOs for backstopping and monitoring the activities and performance of local government Institutions.

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• Lead, facilitate and ensure timely and quality implementation of planned activities for the division as described in the Annual Work Plan (AWP).

• Arrange exposure visits for concerned LGIs officials and public representatives from one area to another area to learn about good practices.

• Guide elected representatives of different LGIs in organizing participatory planning meetings and other meetings.

• Ensure coordination between UZGP and UPGP in implementation and managing overlap.

• Support in capturing key results and good practices for dissemination and policy advocacy.

• Support UFF grants recipient Upazilas in timely and quality implementation development schemes.

• Facilitate and promote innovation and innovative practices at Upazilla level.

• Work with LGD, DDLG, DLG, coordinating with Deputy Commissioner, the UNOs, UCOs and other key District and Upazila officials in planning and implementation of UZGP activities.

• Support to LGD (MIE wing) and DDLG and DLG for backstopping and monitoring of local government

• Monitoring the activities and their effectiveness and impact and reporting back to the NPD/Focal Point through Project manager.

• Assist to Division/ District Technical Committee meetings (and/or to District Development & Coordination meetings), prepare agenda and inputs as regards UZGP activities, and recording agreements and decisions on behalf of the DC.

• Organize periodic exchange meetings between Upazilas and government staff in the district and divisional level.

• Support to organize training/ workshop on SDGs, integrated MIS system and promote e-Governance at UZP level.

• Facilitate to publish plan and budget book through UZP and support to conduct various research and studies under UZGP.

• Ensure timely reporting (narrative and financial) and collection and preservation of bills-voucher for audit.

• Support UZP to organize social/gender awareness campaign/activities at District/UZP level.

• Support smooth functioning of audit and facilitate mitigation of audit observation.

• Extend time to time support to perform activities assigned from PMU of UZGP.

(5) Employer: UNDP Bangladesh

Position held: District Facilitator - Local Governance Support Project –Learning and Innovation Component (LGSP-LIC)

Duration: 16th March 2008 to 30th March 2012

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Acting as a channel-on behalf of Local Government Division- to introduce and explain the various LGSP-LIC innovations to key District and Upazilla and UPs themselves:

• Generally working under the supervision of DDLGs coordinating with Deputy Commissioner, the DDLG, the UNOs and other key District and Upazilla personnel in planning and implementation of LGSP-LIC activities.

• Regular travel to all Upazilla and UPs in the District and communication of LGSP-LIC strategies and activities to UPZ staff and to UP chairs, member, and secretaries.

• Monitoring the activities and their effectiveness and impact and reporting back to the NPD.

• Acting as secretary to District Technical Committee meetings, preparing agenda and inputs as regards LGSP-LIC activities, and recording agreements and decisions on behalf of the DC.

• Organizing Periodic exchange meeting between Union Parishads and Government staff in the district.

(6) Employer: Dhaka Ahsania Mission

Position held: Upazilla Coordinator - DECENTRALISED TOTAL SANITATION PROJECT (Dishari)

Duration: 1 August 2005 to 15 th February 2008

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Develop strategy for effective planning and implementation

• Liaison and networking

• School Sanitation & Household Hygiene Education

• Monitoring & Evaluation

• Union Parishad Capacity Building

• Financial management

• Donor liaison and reporting

• Developing a partnership with Private Sector NGOs and CBOs.

• Staff supervision

(7) Employer: NGO Forum for Public Health

Position held: Project Officer - Advancing Sustainable Environmental Health (ASHE) Project

Duration: 15th July 2004 to 30th July2005

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Program design and planning

• Advocacy and networking at Upazilla, District and National Level. 4

• Piloting different activities and interventions.

• Capacity building and keep continues communication with different Stakeholders like LG, CBO, GOB, and community.

• Identify and organize key actors for deriving support and raising awareness and social mobilization program.

• Provide technical support to partners; and troubleshooting for proper functioning of the project.

• Provide technical support to partners, LGI and community for developing monitoring tools & their use.

• Supervise the facilitation of hardware, software, and training.

• Assist project team in community mobilization, conduct surveys through PRA.

• Prepare financial statement, material requisition, budget, and report.

• Collect data from the partner NGOs and beneficiaries using process monitoring input sheets and prepare all kinds of report.

(8) Employer: CARE - Bangladesh

Position held: Assistant Project Officer- Flood Proofing Project (FPP )

Duration: 1st July2002 to June 2004

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Village selection, community participation in planning and implementation of the project.

• Assist in planning and Implementation of operational issues and effective working relationship with project counterpart Union Parished and Community people.

• Monitoring of project activities and solving field problems.

• Reporting and documentation.

(9) Employer: NGO Forum for Public Health

Position held: Program Organizer - Water and Sanitation Program

Duration: 15th sept.1997 to 30th June 2002

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Developing Partnership with NGOs and maintain close contact with the partner NGOs Management and staff.

• Conduct and organize different meeting, seminar, symposium, and training

• Coordination and contact with VDC (Village Development committee), LGI, GO, NGOs, School Committee for sanitation program and stakeholders.

• Monitoring and collect the quantitative and qualitative information.

• Developing training programs for the Partner NGOs Staff member, Union Parishad’s Elected Representative, CBOs Members

(10) Employer: Gonoshahajjo Sangstha (GSS)

Position held: Field Supervisor - Advocacy Program

Duration: 1st December 1995 to 14th September 1997 JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Aware the community people to establish their Social Right for improving their Socio- Economic condition.

• Established the rights of women in society through the advocacy work such as Seminar, Day observance, Open discussion etc.

• Established Female and Children Theatre Group’ through performing different social discrimination against Women & Children.

• community based cultural activities in the community and inspiring them forming a group including male and female for reducing social discrimination.

• Organized the group of the different profession people such as Cultural Forum, Women Forum, Reporters Forum, and different labor union for raising their rituals and rights through motivation. D. ATTENDING TRAINING

• The Concept of Local Governance in Kerala, Kerala Institute of Local Admin, Thrissur, Kerala, India.

• The Concept of Local Governance in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, Colombo,

• Decentralization and local Development in Bangladesh, The Hague Academy for Local Governance

• Planning & Budgeting for Upazilla Parishad, National Academy for Planning and Development, Dhaka

• Leadership, Team building & Management "and "Financial management & Public Procurement Rules (PPR),Bangladesh Institute of Management, Dhaka.

• Fiscal Decentralization and Local Governance in Bangladesh, Duke Canter for International Development, Duke University, USA

• Project Monitoring and Evaluation Focused on Poverty Reduction and MDGs 20/12/10 - 27/12/10 8 Days Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

• Improving Participatory Managerial skill & Management Style - IDSL E. OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS AND AWARDS

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1. Language proficiency: (i) English: Fluent, (ii) Bengali: Native (iii) Hindi: Learning. 2. Computer literacy: MS Office.

3. Country visited: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. 4. Disaster Preparedness and Management: A series of period was involved in pre-disaster planning and preparedness, Assessment, Planning and management of emergency responses, Monitoring and management of commodities, working experience for flood and cyclone victims.

5. Performing art: Theater worker, Director Organizer and as a good performer of “SHAMOKAL NATTO CHAKRA” Rajshahi University science 1988-95. Performed on “Gono Natok” “Hi-Bangla Hi Bahula” a bangle cultural drama in 36 Districts and different Upazilla of Bangladesh.

6. Documentary Video: Make a video documentary of Flood-2002 under the FPP- Project of CARE - Bangladesh F. MAJOR PUBLICATION’S

An article on role of sanitation program in national development published in the NGO Forum’s monthly bangla newsletter “pani Probaho” Prep ear and present Keynote papers on WATSAN and Environmental issue in various seminars, Symposium. G. Major achievements during this Job status

• Two theatre groups formed fully women member of Jhinidha district. They performed popular theatre to reduce social discrimination.

• Estabalished Partnership with National and Local NGOs for Drinking water & Sanitation Coverage at costal arias of Bangladesh.

• A registered CBO (Dharaborsa Unnayn Samity in Bohail Union of Sariakandi Upazila of Bogra district) formed through FPP- Project with the assistance of local project society and Bohail Union Parished. Now they are playing a vital role to develop their community

• Declare 100% sanitation coverage of Gazer Chor union through Gazer Chor Union Parishad and PNG (RAC-BD) of Bajitpur Upazilla of Kishorgong district.

• Declare 100% sanitation coverage of Chirirbander upazilla (12 Union) of Dinajpur district through Union Parished.

• Distubute Direct block grants to the 120 nos. Union parished in Barguna ( 42 Union Parished ) and Sirajgong ( 82 Union Parished

) for development work.

• Estabilished 42 nos. Women Development Forum ( Upazilla and Union Parished elected women representative ) at 42 Upazillas in Barisal Division and estabilished District wise and Devisional Women forum at Barisal Division under Director Local Government at Barisal Divisional Commissioner office .

• Excelerate Town Level Coordination committee meeting ( TLCC ) Ward Committee Meeting ( WC ) Town Stearing Committee meeting under National urban poverty reduction program at Barisal City Corporation and Faridpur Municipalty .

• Faridpur Municipalty Town Federation Registration has completed by Cooperatives Department. One Federation, Five Cluster and Sixty five Community Development Committee ( CDC ) has received the Cooperative registration Certificate for smooth operation their savings and credit activities.

H. PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Fathers’ name: Ajit Kumar Saha (Late)

• Mothers’ name: Lila Saha

• Date of birth: 13 October, 1968

• Nationality: Bangladeshi by birth

• Gender: Male

• Contact: +88-017******** (Bangladesh)

Permanent Address: Ashim Kumar Saha, C/O-Late Ajit Kumar Saha, Chandonbisha Road, Cholopara, Bogra-5800, Bangladesh. Mailing Address: 243- South Piack Para, Road No-13, Block-B, Flat:5-B, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. REFERENCES

1. Quaid E Azam, Team Leader, Urban Water Supply and Sanitation for 23 Pourashava Project, DPHE -Bhaban, 8th Floor, kakrail,Dhaka E-mail : ad42c0@r.postjobfree.com, Mobile : +880********** 2. Mr.Azizur Rahaman Siddique, Sr Planning Expert JICA-SAPI Team for Upazila Governance Development Project DPHE -Bhaban, Ground Floor, Dhaka, e-mail: ad42c0@r.postjobfree.com, Mobile: +880********** 3. Jesmul Hasan

Country Program Co-ordinator, UNCDF – Bangladesh office, IDB Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207 Mobile: +8801713 -185180, e-mail : ad42c0@r.postjobfree.com Ashim Kumar Saha

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